Internet Pop-Ups

Paper Summary:

The paper examines jurisdictional, practical, constitutional and enforcement issues with regards to the phenomenon of pop-up ads on the Internet. The paper also looks at issues governing legal responsibility and issues governing damage. The paper explains that many issues revolve around rights of property, tangible and intangible, freedom of speech and expression and contract law. The paper explores if and how the law can or should be modified to cover these issues. The paper looks at ethical issues and social responsibility. The paper concludes that currently, the law is inadequate as new definitions are needed. The paper is of the opinion that consumers should boycott companies who use pop-up marketing.

Outline:
Introduction
Section II: Legal Issues Defined
Section III: Ethical Issues:
Section IV: Social Responsibility
Section V: Conclusions

From the Paper:

"The creation of the Internet issued in a whole new set of legal problems, from the problem of defining property and boundaries to issues of fair use and copyright. There were problems which nobody ever anticipated, because "cyberspace" is not real, but the people at the terminals are, and real damage can be done to Internet users. Heretofore, laws have been tied mostly to tangible items of, at least, estimable tangible value. When there was difficulty placing an absolute value, juries have been empowered to make a decision for the sake of awards. The Internet has brought with it a whole array of issues which are tied to laws which do not apply, or to definitions which do not apply."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Portland Press Herald (Maine); 5/18/2004; EDWARD D. MURPHY Staff Writer , 5/18/2004
• Isenberg, Doug M., Doug Isenberg's Gigalaw.com: "Legal Information for Internet Professionals http://www.gigalaw.com/articles/2002-all/isenberg-2002-08-all.html
• Bowman,Lisa, AOL/Netscape hit with privacy lawsuit, ZDNet News July 6, 2000 http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-522031.html?legacy=zdnn http://www.ecsi.net/salhd/salhd_web_00005.html
• Diop, Julie Claire, Australasian Business Intelligence; 10/15/2002 ,Oct 14, 2002 (The West Australian - ABIX via COMTEX)
• The Motley Fool; 1/6/2004; Rex Moore http://www.fool.com/news/mft/2004/mft04010609.htm?npu=y

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